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How to Develop a Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A Learning from the Broward’s Experience Broward County Pollution Prevention, Remediation and Air Quality Division 1 Climate Change Impacts in Southeast Florida • Sea-level rise (2-5 feet) by 2100 • Increasing occurrence of extreme weather • hotter summers • drier droughts • wetter rainy seasons • Increasing temperature (2 to 10°F) by 2100 • Change in the growing season • Potential change in the frequency and intensity of tropical storms 2 Broward County Climate Change Initiatives Government Operations Workgroup Climate Change Task Force (CCTF) Steering Committee CCTF - Steering Committee Natural Systems Committee Natural Systems Adaptation Subcommittee Green County Policies Committee Greenhouse Gas Reductions Subcommittee Transportation Committee Intergovernmental Affairs & Communications Subcommittee Waste Reduction Committee Science & Technical Subcommittee Buildings, Infrastructure, Water & Sewer Committee Economic, Social & Health Issues Subcommittee Property & Infrastructure Subcommittee Renewable & Alternative Energy subcommittee 3 Responses June 21, 2007 • Resolution 2007-391: Support US Mayor’s Climate Protection Agreement • Climate Change Government Operations Workgroup May 30, 2008 • Resolution 2008-442 -- Climate Change Task Force June 24, 2008 • Resolution 2008-443 -- Supporting Airport Council International World Board declaration of industry commitment to action on climate change October 14, 2008 • Resolution 2008-856 -- Implement Directives of HB 7135 through establishing LEED standards of the US Green Building Council's for all new Broward County Building November 13, 2008 • Resolution 2008-823 -- Authorizing membership in ICLEI and support for Cities for Climate Protection Campaign • Resolution 2008-822 -- Cool Counties Initiative and GHG targets December 9, 2008 • Resolution 2008-879 - Renewable Portfolio Standard with Energy payments June, 2009 June 23, 2009 October 23, 2009 • Community-wide GHG Emissions Report and Government Operations Progress Report • Resolution authorizing a Green Taxi program • Supporting federal climate change legislation that establishes capand-trade renewable electricity standards and direct funding to local governments • Regional Climate Leadership Summit 4 How to develop a greenhouse gas emissions inventory… Learning from Broward’s Experience ICLEI’s Clean Air and Climate Protection Software (2007) • Government Analysis/Measures • Community Analysis/Measures A GHG emissions inventory is an accounting of the estimated amount of GHG emitted to the atmosphere over a specific period of time (e.g., one year). A GHG inventory also provides information on the activities that cause emissions, as well as background on the methods used to make the calculations. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 5 6